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Polar Bears of Spitsbergen

Cruising the pack-ice very slowly, we discovered this Polar Bear and her cubs in the afternoon of June 18th 2006, in the Hinlopen Strait on the eastside of Spitsbergen.
They had just caught a Bearded Seal and were feasting on it.
We were very lucky to be able to watch this wonderfull event for almost three quarters of an hour.
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DSC_0307 pbase.jpg in the distance what a lucky day pbase09b.jpg
tearing apart DSC_0308 pbase -1.jpg nice taste DSC_0308 pbase.jpg
DSC_0235-01-2-vk.jpg who are you ? not to close please a safe place
DSC_0310 pbase.jpg all attention pbase309a.jpg let,s go !
pbase312.jpg ivory gull DSC_0362 pbase.jpg heavy weight
DSC_0381 pbase.jpg where,s mother ? DSC_0394 pbase-1.jpg presentatie329a.jpg
one short look at me ! mother care it,s enough
on the move rubbing my back who,s first bear power
what a jump ! free fall mother and three year old cub leaving footprints
please go away ! sniffing the air DSC_0158-pbase.jpg DSC_0166--1-pbase.jpg
DSC_0166-pbase.jpg DSC_0186-pbase.jpg DSC_0193--72.jpg DSC_0198-pbase.jpg
DSC_0255-pbase.jpg DSC_0430kerst-4-2.jpg wgh37 pbase.jpg DSC_0404 Pbase.jpg
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Laura 31-Mar-2008 02:52
What wonderful pictures! Thank you for sharing them with the world.
Thomas Luiten 11-Mar-2008 15:01
Unieke serie, indrukwekkend mooi!
Birte Person 18-Dec-2007 12:15
One of the best wildlife galleries I have seen on this site.Reminds me of my childhood on Greenland>big vote for this one
witchpeace 23-Nov-2007 13:45
Cant wait to get there in july 2008
thrumyeye 04-Nov-2007 16:47
Superb series!
gardener 25-Oct-2007 15:27
Wonderful shots, thanks for sharing.
Guest 22-May-2007 13:11
geweldige foto*s zo zie je die maar zelden
Marcel de Jong 17-May-2007 04:06
powerful series !

Thanks,

Marcel
Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography 16-May-2007 14:51
O my God !such gallery is outsunding !VOTE
Grobljar Vanjo 16-May-2007 09:31
Fantastic jop you doin
voted
Rob Lavoie 15-May-2007 22:25
Great gallery, thanks for sharing
Mike Ross 15-May-2007 21:42
What a marvelous gallery! To see this in the wild, and to photograph it so well, truly outstanding!! (Well, not so good for the seal...). Voted
Jola Dziubinska 15-May-2007 17:31
Outstanding photographs, simply breathtaking. Amazing nature in real. Big vote to this gallery.
Leonard Argeanton 15-May-2007 06:44
Love the Gallery. voted
James Geib 13-May-2007 20:15
Aaahhhh. The cute, cuddly, coca-cola polar bear! Great gallery!
Carl Baggott 12-May-2007 03:48
You are very lucky and thank-you for posting this splendid gallery - GMV.
Agnieszka Grzedzinska 10-May-2007 14:12
Amazing, stunning gallery!
anuschka 10-May-2007 13:14
Great gallery!!! Thanks for sharing. Big vote.
Eldar Kadymov 09-May-2007 16:28
Jaw dropping gallery to say the least, absolutely amazing captures, well done ! V
Ann Cleeves 06-May-2007 22:09
Truly amazing gallery...realistic nature in the raw & some beautiful images also.
Jim McKinlock 03-May-2007 22:14
Fantastic gallery!
Tim Rucci 03-May-2007 17:07
Amazing photos!
Gerard Rozing 01-Apr-2007 18:49
Dear peter,

Na de Oostvaarders Plassen nu de foto's from the polar bears.

Prachtig!
Jeanette den Herder 01-Nov-2006 18:21
Very nice series of polar bears Peter.
Congratulations.

greetings, Wim
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